Personnel Notes

International Baler Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., a subsidiary of Waste Technology Corp., has named Roger Griffin as its new president and chief executive officer.

Griffin brings more than 14 years of manufacturing experience to the company. He served most recently as vice president of operations at Schaefer Interstate Railing in Salisbury, N.C. Griffin also spent several years with Metaldyne, which acquired Dana Corp.’s Whitsett, N.C., facility. He also spent 11 years in management with Dana Corp. at its Whitsett and Jonesboro, Ark., plants.

Griffin, his wife and their two children have relocated to the Jacksonville area.

International Baler manufactures a variety of baling equipment, including vertical and horizontal balers, auto-tie balers, two-ram balers and specialty balers.

More information is available at www.intl-baler.com.  

Kuhn Equipment, Summerville, S.C., has announced that Mark Ramun, formerly of Jewell Attachments, has joined the Kuhn Equipment sales team as the new director of demolition and recycling.

Ramun brings 17 years of experience in the scrap recycling and demolition industries to his new position. Before joining Kuhn Equipment, Ramun worked as the director of development for Genesis Attachments, Superior, Wis., and most recently as the national sales and marketing manager for Jewell Attachments of Portland, Ore.

"We are pleased to announce that Mark has joined our staff. His years of experience on the equipment manufacturing side, coupled with his hands-on knowledge of the scrap and demolition industries uniquely qualify him to better serve our customers. Mark will be a valuable addition to our team," says Mike Schulz of Kuhn Equipment.

Established in 1974, Kuhn Equipment specializes in the sale and rental of late-model demolition, material handling, crushing and earthmoving equipment from a wide range of manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Hitachi, Komatsu, Liebherr and Fuchs. The company also offers a variety of new and used work tools for the industry from manufacturers such as Genesis, LaBounty, NPK and Caterpillar.

More information on Kuhn Equipment is available online at www.kuhnequipment.com.